We are starting a search for properties in the Caguas/Cidra/Cayey area to start a small Montessori school.
The ideal property would be a closed school that either could be rented or lent to us to start out. We are hoping to open in August.
For example, there is a large school that has been abandoned in the the hills of Humacao and it was recently "taken" by the community. I'm not sure about the legality of this but they let us explore the property and make a proposal as to why our proposed school would be a good for the community. No rent would be involved. We would have to rehab the place though.
The problem is our house is on the Caguas/Cayey line and to travel that distance every day would just be too much. We are currently living in Humacao as we rebuild our home which was destroyed by Maria.
The school would initially be a "nido" with children aging from 0-3. There are many other services we would want to offer such as activities for adolescents and programs for pregnant teens. And agriculture would be a big part of our programs, so a space that could also accommodate a garden and maybe even chickens would be ideal.
So like I said, we are just starting our search so if anyone knows of any such properties, has any leads or can guide us as to whom we may be able to talk to about something like this, that info would be greatly appreciated.
I'm going to post this on the Facebook page as well as we really need help with this and the more people I contact the better. Searching online hasn't helped. We are planning on traveling to Caguas today to try and get some leads.
Thanks for reading!
Rich